Bed-bottom



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. \VOODS, OF HARRISBURG, AND THOMAS J. GURLEY, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

BED-BOTTOM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,463, dated February 7, 1882.

Application filed J nly 13, 1881.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that we, FRANK E. Woons and THOMAS J. OURLEY, both citizens of the United States, the first named residing at Harrisburg,

'Pennsylvania, and the other residing at Readcombinations of parts, as hereinafter more fully described, the same beingillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of our bed-bottom extended as a medium-sized double bed. Fig. 2 is an end view of the same folded. Figs. 3, 4, and 5 are views of the end angle-plates. Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a half-length angle end plate slotted for connecting sections of a single bed. Fig. 6 is an end view of folded single bed. Fig. 7 is a sectional side view of the lap-joint of angle-pieces attached to the bars supporting the springs, and Fig. 8 isa view of one of our spiral springs.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views. a

In general it may be stated that our mode of construction and combination of parts is equally applicable for single as for double beds.

Curbed-bottom consists of threelongitudinal sections for double beds and of two such sections for a single bed. In double beds the sections are coupled together by thumb-screws which work through slots in the upturned portions of the cross-pieces of the middle section, the points of the screws serving as pivots in the end pieces of the other sections about which the sections may be folded or when the sections are horizontally extended said screws serve to hold them clamped in that position. In single beds the thumb-screws are likewise set in cross-pieces on the ends of the bed-sections, which latter are coupled by slotted flanged plates, the screws traversing the said (No model.)

slots serving both to hold the sections set as desired and to allow them to be folded when Blackened.

Referring to the drawings, (t represents spiral springs, made in form as shown in Fig.8, and

applied to the spring-bars d, as shown in Fig.

7. Said springs a, are coupled above by links 0 in the usual manner. Each couple of springs adjacent to the sides of the bed-sections which are next each other is connected by surplus of links or chain and hook to allow the sections to be adjusted more or less distant from each other, thus adapting the bed-bottom to beds of varying breadth.

The cross-pieces at the ends of the sections of the bed-bottom are made angle form, of

The flanges E E have slots B B, through which the screws H pass and work back and forth when the side sections of the bed-bottom are adjusted; but when said screws are tightened they clamp the upturned parts E E D together rigidly in all positions except at the extreme ends of said slots, for when the sections a d D E, a d D E are adjusted widely apart to bring the screws H to the outer ends of the slots B the base-flanges D clear each other, and the sections can be folded,-as shown in Fig. 2, and

pieces E E at their ends, as before recited, and 9 5 said sections are coupled by the flanged link D N, provided with slots B, in which the thumb-screws H are applied to connect the sections, as shown in Fig. 6. Said link also serves to stiffen the parts when horizontally extended and the screws tightened in manner as before set forth. The spring-bars d are also connected at their middle by transverse pieces riveted thereto in the usual manner, and therefore omitted in the views.

In either single or double bed-frames on our plan of construction there are three elements observable: first, adj ustability, to vary the width; second, inflexibility When extended, to prevent upturning of the side sections when weightis on the middle of the bed; third, folding without derangement of parts and without obstruction of the same.

Having thus described our invention, what we regard as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s-

20 1. A folding bed-bottom consisting of detachable sections, each having slats, springs, and flanged end pieces, which latter pieces are adjustabl y connected by thumb screws working in slots in the middle end piece and binding on the other end pieces, in the manner as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. A folding bed-bottom consisting of sections D, E, and E, each provided with flanges, slats, and springs adjustable to fixed positions with respect to each other, all in the manner and for the purpose described and illustrated. In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 7th day of July, A. D. 1881.

FRANK E. woons. [1,. s.] THOMAS J. CURLEY. n s. j

WVitnesses IVIATTHIAS MEN GEL, O. HoL'rEN. 

